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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posting by Ron, Wednesday, August 13, 2014, 18:13:</em></p><p><p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Engine Updates</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Betsabé II 1.47 (WB/UCI)</span></strong><br />
Win32; originally based on MiniMAX<br />
- no source code; older versions had source<br />
<a href="http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discussion-board/download/file.php?id=32674">http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discussion-board/download/file.php?id=32674</a> (direct link)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#555;">Deepov ?? (??)</span></strong><br />
new source-code-only engine by Romain Goussault<br />
Java source; incomplete<br />
- engine discovered by Norbert Raimund Leisner<br />
<a href="https://github.com/RomainGoussault/Deepov">https://github.com/RomainGoussault/Deepov</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess News</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">ChessPartner 8</span></strong><br />
commercial engine + chess GUI for Windows<br />
<a href="http://www.lokasoft.nl/chesspartner-8.aspx">http://www.lokasoft.nl/chesspartner-8.aspx</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Frank's Chess Page</span></strong><br />
Frank Quisinsky's page<br />
- update #040<br />
<a href="http://www.amateurschach.de/main/_news.htm">http://www.amateurschach.de/main/_news.htm</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess Programming Blogs</strong></span></p>
<p>Nothing new today</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Wiki Page Changes</strong></span></p>
<p>updates by Norbert Raimund Leisner</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">GUI Protocol List</span></strong><br />
- SCID: added a link<br />
- PyUCI: expanded comment<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Links</span></strong><br />
- added Eric Warolus - Les échecs éléctroniques (French)<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Mobile Chess List</span></strong><br />
- added ChessDB for iOS<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:mobile_chess_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:mobile_chess_list</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Bonus Notifications (recent releases of free stuff)</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#f00;">Warnings:</span></strong><br />
<span style="color:#f00;">- do not install unwanted toolbars, etc.<br />
- alpha releases have new features; crashes and bugs are to be expected<br />
- beta releases have new features; they may contain bugs or crash<br />
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Adblock Plus 1.2 for Internet Explorer</span></strong><br />
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements<br />
<a href="http://adblockplus.org/en/">http://adblockplus.org/en/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Adobe Reader 11.0.08</span></strong><br />
free, somewhat bloated PDF viewer<br />
<a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/">http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&amp;platform=Windows">http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&amp;platform=Windows</a> (Windows download)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Any Video Converter 5.6.6</span></strong><br />
Windows/Mac freeware/commercial multimedia converter<br />
<a href="http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/">http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Auslogics Registry Cleaner 7.1.1.0</span></strong><br />
free Windows registry optimizer/cleaner; recommended<br />
<a href="http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/registry-cleaner/">http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/registry-cleaner/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Data Crow 4.0.4</span></strong><br />
free, open source media manager/cataloger for movies, books, music, software, chess, etc.<br />
<a href="http://www.datacrow.net/">http://www.datacrow.net/</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/datacrow/">http://sourceforge.net/projects/datacrow/</a> (project page)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">FileZilla Client 3.9.0.3</span></strong><br />
open source cross-platform ftp client; recommended<br />
<a href="http://filezilla-project.org/">http://filezilla-project.org/</a><br />
<a href="https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?show_all=1">https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?show_all=1</a> (downloads)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">FrostWire 5.7.5</span></strong><br />
open source, cross-platform Java-based BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) client<br />
<a href="http://www.frostwire.com/">http://www.frostwire.com/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Go Programming Language 1.3.1</span></strong><br />
statically-typed, compiled, simple C-like language with type inference and more<br />
<a href="http://golang.org/">http://golang.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">GPU-Z 0.7.9</span></strong><br />
free utility: information about your video card and GPU<br />
<a href="http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/">http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/</a> (info)<br />
<a href="http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/2360/techpowerup-gpu-z-v0-7-8/">http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/2360/techpowerup-gpu-z-v0-7-8/</a> (download)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">MariaDB 10.0.13 Stable</span></strong><br />
open source fork of MySQL; completely compatible w/MySQL; w/extra DB engines &amp; extra features<br />
&quot;MariaDB is a binary drop-in replacement for MySQL&quot;<br />
MariaDB restores several significant features that Oracle has dropped from MySQL<br />
<a href="http://kb.askmonty.org/">http://kb.askmonty.org/</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://kb.askmonty.org/v/mariadb-versus-mysql-features">http://kb.askmonty.org/v/mariadb-versus-mysql-features</a> (extra features vs MySQL)<br />
<a href="http://kb.askmonty.org/en/what-is-mariadb-100">http://kb.askmonty.org/en/what-is-mariadb-100</a> (What is MariaDB 10.0?)<br />
<a href="http://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/10.0.13/">http://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/10.0.13/</a> (MariaDB 10.0.13 page)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">PeaZip 5.4.1</span></strong><br />
open source cross-platform file and archive manager; available as portable app also<br />
- create 7Z, ARC, BZ2, GZ, PAQ/ZPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, TAR, UPX, WIM, XZ, ZIP<br />
- extract 150+ archive types: ACE, ARJ, CAB, DMG, ISO, LHA, RAR, UDF, etc.<br />
<a href="http://peazip.sourceforge.net/">http://peazip.sourceforge.net/</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/peazip/files/5.4.1/">http://sourceforge.net/projects/peazip/files/5.4.1/</a> (5.4.1 downloads)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">SuperAntiSpyware 6.0.1130</span></strong><br />
removes spyware, adware and malware; Windows only; no resident scanning for free version<br />
<a href="http://www.superantispyware.com/">http://www.superantispyware.com/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">System Explorer 5.9.2</span></strong><br />
free; detailed info about Windows tasks, processes, modules, startups, IE addons, uninstallers, windows,<br />
services, drivers, connections and opened files; graph/monitor usage of system resources in real-time<br />
<a href="http://www.systemexplorer.net/">http://www.systemexplorer.net/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">ToDoList 6.9, Beta 7</span></strong><br />
free todo list / calendar program with nestable todos, recurring reminders, Gantt charts, etc<br />
- this is a *beta* release<br />
<a href="http://www.abstractspoon.com/">http://www.abstractspoon.com/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">TortoiseGit 1.8.10.0</span></strong><br />
Win or Mac client for Git version control system<br />
<a href="http://tortoisegit.org/">http://tortoisegit.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">TortoiseSVN 1.8.8</span></strong><br />
Win32/64 Subversion (version control system) client<br />
<a href="http://tortoisesvn.net/">http://tortoisesvn.net/</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Meaning of Colors</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#f00;">Red = New or Warning</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#090;">Green = Updated</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#555;">Gray = Info Only</span></strong></p>
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Chess News: <a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#555;">NOTE: If you want me to track a website for you, please email me and I will add it.<br />
ron _at_ computer-chess _dot_ org</span></strong></p>
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